Latest Scandium News

Ardea Resources’ Kalgoorlie Nickel Project has been formally recognised in the Japan–US Critical Minerals Joint Fact Sheet, highlighting its strategic role in securing nickel and cobalt supply chains. This inclusion underscores growing international cooperation and significant funding commitments for the project’s development.

Temas Resources has reported significant assay results from its 2025 drilling at the La Blache Project, revealing thick zones rich in gallium, scandium, and chromium alongside titanium, vanadium, and iron. The company’s proprietary RCL technology promises to unlock additional value from this multi-element mineralisation.

Mount Ridley Mines has appointed David Wall as Non-Executive Chairman and promoted Allister Caird to Managing Director, signaling a strategic push to advance its critical minerals projects in Western Australia.

Brazilian Rare Earths (ASX: BRE) has significantly expanded its Sulista Rare Earth District in Bahia, Brazil, extending the strike length from over 10 km to more than 17 km with multiple high-grade mineralised corridors. The latest drilling results underpin a maiden JORC Mineral Resource Estimate expected mid-2026 and support BRE’s strategic hub-and-spoke development plan.

Victory Metals Limited has reported a record-breaking rare earth oxide intersection of 11,565 ppm TREO at its North Stanmore project, reinforcing its status as a world-class heavy rare earth deposit. The December 2025 drilling program also advances resource confidence and metallurgical prospects, positioning the project as a key Western supplier of critical rare earths.

Australian Mines Limited has reported its strongest gold drill intercept to date at the Boa Vista Gold Project in Brazil, extending mineralisation both along strike and down dip. These results highlight the potential for a large-scale bulk-tonnage gold system.

Terra Metals has reported significant expansion of its PGM-Cu-Ni sulfide system at the Southwest Prospect within the Dante Project, alongside the discovery of a large iron-oxide-apatite polymetallic system, underscoring the project's growing mineral potential.

Rimfire Pacific Mining’s latest drilling confirms significant scandium mineralisation at the Malamute Prospect within the Rabbit Trap Project, underpinning a strategic acquisition decision.

Sunrise Energy Metals has completed a feasibility study for its Syerston Scandium Project, revealing a low-cost, long-life operation poised to supply critical scandium amid tightening Chinese export controls. The project targets production by mid-2028 with strong government backing and a growing global market.

Victory Metals has reported a breakthrough flotation test achieving a 48-fold upgrade in rare earth concentration at its North Stanmore project, setting the stage for a lower-cost, faster path to market.

Dreadnought Resources has agreed to acquire 12 tenements adjacent to its Mangaroon project, consolidating a significant rare earth mineralised strike and unlocking new potential for tungsten, copper, and gold in Western Australia.

Rimfire Pacific Mining is on track to deliver its maiden Murga scandium Mineral Resource Estimate by the end of March 2026, buoyed by promising assay results highlighting broad mineralisation and a potentially cheaper processing route.